diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index ad0156b86937..2cbe8f8456e6 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@ static bool rcu_nocb_try_bypass(struct rcu_data *rdp, struct rcu_head *rhp,
 }
 
 /*
- * Awaken the no-CBs grace-period kthead if needed, either due to it
+ * Awaken the no-CBs grace-period kthread if needed, either due to it
  * legitimately being asleep or due to overload conditions.
  *
  * If warranted, also wake up the kthread servicing this CPUs queues.
diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index eefd3f5fde46..54527de9cd2d 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ static void __oom_kill_process(struct task_struct *victim, const char *message)
 			continue;
 		}
 		/*
-		 * No kthead_use_mm() user needs to read from the userspace so
+		 * No kthread_use_mm() user needs to read from the userspace so
 		 * we are ok to reap it.
 		 */
 		if (unlikely(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD))